kysymyssanoina

Kysymyssanoina is a Finnish term referring to interrogative words, also known as wh-words. These are words used to ask questions and typically begin with the letters "k" or "m" in Finnish. The most common kysymyssanoina include kuka (who), mikä (what), missä (where), milloin (when), miksi (why), miten (how), and monesko (which number/ordinal).

These words are crucial for forming direct and indirect questions in the Finnish language. For example, "Kuka tuli?" translates to "Who came?", and "Mitä teet?" means "What are you doing?". They function similarly to their English counterparts like who, what, where, when, why, and how.

In indirect questions, these words introduce subordinate clauses. For instance, "En tiedä, kuka tuli" means "I don't know who came". The form of the kysymyssanoina may change depending on the grammatical case required by the sentence structure, adding a layer of complexity to their usage. Understanding and correctly using kysymyssanoina is fundamental for fluent communication in Finnish.